Ohio State, Miami, Clemson tumble in AP Top 25 after losses

Upset losses by Ohio State, Miami and Clemson sent those teams plummeting in the latest Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, released Sunday, as Oregon again was a unanimous No. 1.

This is the seventh consecutive week atop the poll for the Ducks (12-0).

Ohio State (10-2), which lost to Michigan for the fourth year in a row, fell from No. 2 to No. 7, with Miami (10-2) crashing from No. 8 to No. 14 with a loss to Syracuse. Clemson (9-3) lost to South Carolina and moved from No. 12 to No. 18.

A trio of 11-1 teams slotted in behind Oregon, with Texas at No. 2, followed by Penn State and Notre Dame. Georgia and Tennessee, both 10-2, jumped a spot to rank at Nos. 5 and 6, respectively.

Two of next weekend’s conference championship games will feature top-five matchups, with Oregon to play Penn State in the Big Ten title game, and Texas to meet Georgia in Atlanta for the Southeastern Conference crown.

The decision as to which teams will play in the expanded 12-team playoff rests with the College Football Playoff selection committee, which next meets Tuesday.

Falling out of the Top 25 was Tulane, which lost to Memphis on Thanksgiving to move from No. 18.

The remainder of the Top 25:

11. Alabama (9-3)

12. Arizona State (10-2)

13. South Carolina (9-3)

14. Miami (10-2)

15. Ole Miss (9-3)

16. Iowa State (10-2)

17. BYU (10-2)

18. Clemson (9-3)

19. UNLV (10-2)

20. Colorado (9-3)

21. Illinois (9-3)

22. Missouri (9-3)

23. Syracuse (9-3)

24. Army (10-1)

25. Memphis (10-2)